Despite the fact that its pretty busy cleaning up the mess left by the Galaxy Note 7 launch, Samsung needs to focus on its next major product, which is expected to be unveiled early next year, the Galaxy S8.

An official from one of Samsung's parts suppliers has just hinted that the adoption of the dual-lens camera will definitely help suppliers makes up for the losses caused by the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.

Samsung's plans to included a dual-lens camera and an iris scanner inside the Galaxy S8 could double revenue for lens and module suppliers, especially since the camera uses two separate modules and two lenses.

Samsung never uses the same camera for its flagship models, upgrading the camera of its flagship device every year, so there surely will be an improvement (for the S8 camera) - said the official.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics could be one of the main beneficiaries since this is the company that usually provide camera modules for the handset maker's smartphones. Furthermore, the same companies that supplied the iris scanner sensors inside the Galaxy Note 7, Partron and MCNEX, could be offered contracts for the Galaxy S8 as well.

Previous reports coming from the Korean media suggested that Samsung will continue to pay suppliers for the unused Galaxy Note 7 parts, but the company might also offer compensations in the form of new contracts for its upcoming products.

It looks like the future is bright for Samsung's parts suppliers, if we are to believe the latest information coming from insiders. Now it remains to be seen whether or not these rumors will come to fruition, as Samsung must make amends for the failed Galaxy Note 7 and there are a lot of companies that took the brunt of the fiasco.

posted on Oct 19, 2016, 1:56 AM 2

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posted on Oct 19, 2016, 2:04 AM 3

So you are one of those people who think same sensor means the same camera?
S6 had better lens system, OIS, wider aperture and much better software to upgrade over the S5. I wouldn't call that the same camera because it wasn't the same at all, both software and hardware.

posted on Oct 19, 2016, 3:37 AM 5

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posted on Oct 19, 2016, 8:29 AM 0

Please don't put iris scanner on the S8. It increases the cost of the phone significantly and gives little to no functionality. I would instead see the funds go to making a faster fingerprint scanner and covering it with glass or sapphire instead of plastic.

posted on Oct 19, 2016, 8:34 AM 0

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A gimmick is based off of your opinion. Personally, I think the dual camera on the G5 is actually a useful feature because you can capture more in the photo than you can do with other phones. Also, Dual cameras don't do they same thing. It's the way manufacture implement them to being either useful or gimmicky to a person.